The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-11-03
GRAND AND GLORIOUS.
Hon. Frank Hurd Addresses a
Mammoth Meeting.
Ono Of the Grandest and Most Eloquent
Speeches Ever Listened to in
This City--Freqnently
AppIauded.


meeting of this campaign was held last
night in the Opera House to hear the
doctrine of tariff reform discussed by
the eloquent Frank Hurd of Toledo
The house was packed to overtlowing
and the speech was so well appreciated
that even some of the staunchest Re
publicans admit that it has set them tc
thinking. When it became known that
Mr.. Hurd would speak in Canton, ma
ny farmers throughout the county sig
ni1ed their intention to come and heal
him, and they must have carried out
their desire, for there were farmers
present from Paris, Osnaburg, Plain
Perry and Nimishillin townships
The Young Mems Democratic Club
. turned out in body, led by the &. A
Band, and made short street parade
and then attended the meeting. May.
Tor Blake acted as chairman of The
meeting and made a few appropriate
remarks which were as follows
Fellow Citizens:-By the cOurtes.
of the Democratic Committed
of this county L have
been elected to act as chairman of this
meeting. In accepting the position
tender you my sincere thanks for thu
honor you have conferred upon me Ii
is more than an honor to preside at !
meeting which is to be addressed BY
such a distinguished statesman as thu
gentleman who is with us, We comt
here tonight not to discuss dead issues
but the issues of tariff reform. 1t ap-
peals to the intelligence of American
citizens to investigate this great ques'
ton of political economy. The gentle
man we have with us is the father OF
mTariff Reform" and he has fearlessly
openly and above board espoused the
cause and labored for it with tirelesS
effort. l have now the pleasure of in.
PRODUCING to you the Hon. Frank Hurd
of Toledo. When Mr.. Hurd arose tt
speak there was stiffness among thu
auditors that you could have heard |;
pin drop in any part of the house. Al.
seemed anxious to hear the eloquent
orator, and when he advanced to the
front of the stage his appearance mdi-
Gated to the audience that this was 6
man that had something to say. MI
Hurd recognized the chairman an0
after he calmly surveyed the large aud
ience before him he began his remarks
One of the greatest of foreign states
men expressed his astonishment at th'
patience which the American peoplt
endure with regard to taxation. Ii
u would have destroyed those foreigl
Republics and if it is allowed to con
tinue it will have tendency to produce
that effect in this country, Nor do !
wonder at the gentleman's amazement
Consider the methods of taxation aDt
how they came into existence. Thesi
tariff laws were passed i'll 1862 Whel
there was a large deficiency to be mad'
up. What were the conditions of til,
country at that time. A gigantic re
bellion was to be subdued; a large army
was to be clothed and fed; to pay thit
expense the tax bill of 1862 was pro
posed with the understanding that il
must be revised and suited to the wants
of the people when they demand 1t
But how have these promise
been kept. Is not the war over, ant
have not the armies disbanded? Til
boy unborn at the time of Lees sur
render at Appomattox is voter Of to
day. Over the graves of the fallen ones
the seasons of % years have passed
The thoughts and memories of the wal
are all gone save the tax and the tax
gatherer. Oy9r $780, 100000 locked up il
the treasury vaults and increasing at
the rate of $1OOOOO,OO0 year. Where
the carriOn is there will the vultures be,
congressman are devising schemes to
benefit themselves in spending this
money in extravagant and unnecessary
appropriations. We can't do business
If this money is locked up i'll the
Treasury and out of circulation. 1t is
making the government rich and the
people poor. Soon all the money will
be there. Business and patriotism pro
test against it. There are just two
sources of taxation-internal revenue
and tariff tax. Some people say, take
the tax off tobacco, but | say no. 1t
is a luxury. No man is bound
to use them, and it is a tax easily
collected. Smuggling is a crime that is
bred by this protective tariff. A tax
onerates as restraining influence on
people. If it is not revenue tax it
must come from tariff.
There are three classes of people op-
nosed to a protective tariff. First is
the free traders. l have no hesitancy
In saying that do notknow of a single
man in public life who advocates this
idea as practicable method. Second
20 the class who want no custom houses
hut advocate reciprocity measures be.
tween countries. To this idea Mr.
pntterworth, Of Cincinnati, is a staunch
odherent. France is always considered
nrotection country but it has free
trade with England. Third is the class
of revenue reformers. They antago.
nize the protective features of tariff
.ystam A tariff is tax levied on
foreion goods. / will give you an ex.
annie by taking hogshead of sugar
that is worth 800 and putting a tariff
Of 800 on it. BY this means the
american manufacturer of sugar is
enabled to sell his article for $l95, and
those enormous profits go into his
nocket and he leaves the wages OF his
workmen to be determined by the